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ATLANTA – State Representative Shaw Blackmon (R-Bonaire), Chairman of the House Governmental Affairs Committee, today announced that the committee will hold a virtual hearing on voting processes and elections in Georgia on Thursday, December 10, 2020, at 9 a.m. A live stream of the hearing can be viewed here.
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ATLANTA – State Representative El-Mahdi Holly (D-Stockbridge) will host the third “Give Thanks” holiday food drive on Saturday, December 19, 2020, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church in McDonough.
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ATLANTA – House Majority Leader Jon Burns (R-Newington) recently submitted a letter to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and the State Election Board suggesting improvements to the absentee ballot application and envelope signature verification process in Georgia. The letter, which was also signed by more than 100 current and newly-elected House members, also encourages the Secretary of State to seek additional staffing options to provide more support and oversight for Georgia’s upcoming elections on January 5, 2021.
ATLANTA – House Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) and House Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Shaw Blackmon (R-Bonaire) announced today that the committee will hold a hearing next week on voting processes and elections in Georgia.
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ATLANTA – Members of the Georgia House Democratic Caucus (GHDC) Subcommittee on COVID-19 are calling on the Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) to establish a call center to improve communications regarding Unemployment Insurance (UI) requests. These state legislators will hold a virtual press conference to discuss their concerns TOMORROW, Friday, December 4, 2020, at 11:15 a.m. via Zoom. Zoom meeting access will be private and reserved for the press; to request access, please contact State Representative Sandra Scott (D-Rex) at sandra.scott@house.ga.gov.